CCadence Design Systems·Software Engineer

Cadence Design Systems Software Engineer interview experience

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Belo Horizonte, Minas GeraisPosted Jun 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process had a distinct structure that started with language and screening logistics, then shifted into technical work that looked more like a take-home and written reasoning.

First I went through an RH-style stage where the conversation was mostly in Portuguese, with one English portion to confirm I could communicate in English. After that came a more technical segment entirely in English.

Once the screening passed, the next technical step centered on a take-home assignment involving SystemVerilog and C++ plus graph concepts and design patterns. I had to write out solutions and then be ready to defend them. The follow-up interview was essentially about walking through my answers and justifying the choices.

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